Dutch Ambassador Jeannette Seppen has said that students need to be encouraged to ask questions to help develop critical thinking. “As children, we were always encouraged...
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CHINA WATCH [July 10-17]: South China Sea Decision and Fallout
The week of July 11-17 was dominated by news of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Dutch city of The Hague ruling against China’s claims to the South China Sea. The...
Pakistan: A Friend or Foe?
Over 15 years in the Afghan war, having spent billions of dollars and losing thousands of lives, the talk in Washington, DC amongst some of the policymakers and think tanks is...
Behold: How The US Blew $17 Billion in Afghanistan
In 2008, the Pentagon bought 20 refurbished cargo planes for the Afghan Air Force, but as one top US officer put it, “just about everything you can think of was wrong.” No spare...
First Meeting of Working Group on Police Reforms in Charsadda Kicks Off
The recent police reforms have been able to get some public attention but there is still a dire need to improve public awareness and establish partnerships between the two. The...
Terror Visits Dhaka
The terrorist attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery café in the diplomatic quarters of Dhaka on July 1 and 2 triggered a chain reaction. The Bangladesh government banned Doctor...
The Iraq Inquiry and Geopolitics
If we ever needed a damning indictment of ugly geo-politically motivated military interventions, Sir John Chilcot delivered it on July 6 — The Iraq inquiry. It also...
Liberals vs Realism
The Pakistani state’s strategic outlook is a classic case of the tail wagging the dog. Security policy drives overall foreign policy rather than the other way round. The...
Lingering Ghosts of The Past
This month nine years ago, the world watched in awe as the Lal Masjid brigade terrorised Islamabad citizens and shopkeepers, including Chinese business owners, before being...
China Grants $260m for Gwadar Airport
China is granting Pakistan some $260 million for the construction of the Gwadar International Airport on the Arabian Sea, national media reported Tuesday. Government...
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